Lightweight Green Roof Systems

Xeroflor s green roof options include a range of lightweight systems weighing only 8 10 pounds per square foot to ballast applications of 25 pounds per square foot.

Lightweight green roof systems.

The option to specify a substrate system allows for a wider variety of vegetation to be chosen. Sedum vegetation blanket instantly providing at least 90 coverage on an extensive green roof. There are two variations for the system build up. Lightweight low maintenance extensive green roofs.

Sedum roofs are extensive green roofs that have a media depth of 3 8 inches. There are millions of sqm of conventional roofs all over the world which could be given back to the nature by existing technical solutions. The lightest green roof solution available. Can only be used with a secured waterproofing system.

Not suitable for inverted roofs. Our green roof assemblies can be used in basic flat roof applications as well as more dynamic roof structures even on slopes up to 45 degrees. Read more about the specifications of this lightweight solution here. 2 al40 edge trim frames and retains the xf301 system.

0 15 system structure thickness including sedum. Lightweight roof 0 15 specifications. Sedum roofs with a natural drainage layer are designed to maximize water retention while sedum roofs with a synthetic drainage layer may focus more on minimizing weight. Extensive green roofs are constructed using shallow depths of growing mediums known as substrates and vegetated with low maintenance plants.

These living roofs became natural biological systems and the negative urban spaces were transformed into beautiful green islands. That is how green roof systems started to spread very quickly. Green roof systems may be modular with drainage layers filter cloth growing media and plants already prepared in movable often. This special lightweight structure for flat roofs transforms your grey roof with a pitch of 0 to 15 degrees into a sustainable green roof almost instantly.